Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-11-26
SHORT STOPS.


fsSbstantial and attractive residence
ON the west side of Academy avenue.
Now that Thanksgiving day has
passed, the price of turkeys and
other produce will drop considera-
The Grand Chancellor Of Tennes-
see Knights of Pythias will soon
visit GAINESVILLE and pay his respect
to the lodge of the order here.
thanksgiving day was observed at
I'll the places Of worship in this city.
Talking was even stopped, as the
telephone exchange was closed.
The congregation of the Christian
church has recalled Elder ID. w.
hse to its pastorate. He will bring
lis family t, GAINESVILLE in January.
Hereafter the Montgomery County
Medical Association will hold its
meetings in the city hall. The next
meeting will be held Monday Deem
Der, 5.
Kiah Tapp, farmer of Nebo,
Hopkins county, committed suicide
Iasf week by cutting his throat He
leaves a wife and several young
/ children.
Bob Wright colored, fell from a
nsssing hand car at Cerulean Springs
fst Friday and so injured leg as to
f,nse amptation to be necessary and
his was resorted to.
A called meeting of GAINESVILLE
Commandery Knights Templar No.
8, will be held Monday evening,
Nosnber %, at 6 o'clock. Work
in the Red Cross degree.
Mrs. SSrlie Pruitt, widow of J. J.
Pruitt, WHO died on Greenwood Ave
nue. a few weeks ago, acknowledges
the receipt of $4,000 insurance paid
by the knights of Honor.
4 An election of officers Will be held
Sy the knights of Pythias next
Tuesday night, after which an oys-
ter supper will be served. All
Knights are requested to attend.
Mr.. A. E Harris, late of the DEM
ocfat office, has opened very neat
store on Franklin street near Third
where he sells fresh fruits, nuts, can
dies, fresh meats fish, poultry and
gsoceries. He will unquestionable
dowell.
= AT Cerulean Springs last Saturday
night Nolin store was broken into
by Ed. Gaines, a desperate negro
who has on more than one occasion
entered houses with burglarious in
Went. Nolin was in the store at the
TING and fired at Gaines, killing him
inSta tly.
On Saturday night last James
Crotser and George Shields colored
boys living on Ben Mobley's place,
gotto playing with small single
barrel gun which they did not know
was loaded. Crotser shot Shields in
the side, producing fatal wound
Before Shields died he exonerated
his companion of all blame.
The protracted meeting still CON
tinues at the Cumberland Presbyte
rian church with twenty-five pro
fessions and twelve additions up tC
Wednesday night. Subjects mex
Sabbath, IL a. M, How to be Chris
tian; 7 p. M, Young Men.
Sn Tuesday last the FRANKLIN
House was the scene of another wed
ding inwhich Mr.. c. III. King o
Mississippi and Miss Binnie Alder
ssp of Russellville were united il
tk& golden bands, Rev. A. d. Scar
officiating. The bridal party wa
accompanied by Miss Dora Anderson
Mr.. Sam Richards, Mr.. Geo. Gassets
son Mr.. NJ. V. Steveson of Russellville
Mr.. Henry Anderson of Memphi
and Mr.. James Holleman of this city
An extensive new enterprise
heing erected on Franklin street a
tfe "Double Pond" or Universit
Avenue, in the shape of compoun
mill where wheat and corn will b
uttered. 1t will be a two story frame
forty by seventy feet and it is sal
that ultimately carding machin
will be attached. The firm in thi
tature is G. l.. Carlisle & Co., wit
MIMI. C. Merritt rs the silent par
per.